The Sun. — London, England, 1864-05-10 00:00:00

MONEY MARKET AND COMArgIiCIAL INTELLIGENCE, CITY, TWELVE O'CLOCK. The commercial public are now regarding the general condition of affairs with less apprehension than formerly, and everything seems to be tending in a satisfactory direction. In the discount market the quotations have not undergone any alteration, although the enquiry for accommodation is less active than it was a few days ago. The rate for the best bills of three months date still 9 per cent. The following communication was posted in the Stock Exchange yesterday :—Messrs. Baring Bro thers and Co. have received sufficient funds from the proceeds of the Columbian Loan contracted in this country, to pay the dividends due Ist June next o❑ the New Grenada Active and Deferred Bonds. The remittances received latterly have been small arising no doubt from the portion of the Customs; duties assigned to the bondholders having been retained as a provision for the June dividend made as above indicated. At the annual meeting today of the shareholders of the London and South African Bank, the report presented for adoption stated that after providing for bad and doubtful debts, the accounts show a surplus of £39,548 is 4d ; out of which a payment on account of dividend (amounting to £16,000), was made in October last, for the half.year ending 30th June, leaving an unappropriated balance of £23,548 is 4d. The directors now proposed to declare a dividend for the half-year ending 31st December last, on the original capital, and on so much of the new capital as was paid up in full at Ist July last, at the rate of 8 per cent. per annum, free of income tax. They further proposed to place to the credit of preliminary expense account £1,608 6s, and of the reserve fund £2,500, and to carry forward the balance, £539 15s 4d, to the next account. During the last few days there has been very littici animation in the Foreign and Colonial Pro duce Markets. Sugars have been without material change as regards prices, while the public sales of tea have proceeded with very little animation. In coffee, rice, fruit, and spices, the dealings have been to an average extent, at about former rates ; while tallow has been in better request, chiefly on specu lative account, and quotations for both present and forward delivery have tended upwards. Two O'CLOCK. At Paris this morning, according to Renter's telegram, the Three per Cent. Rentes were 66f. 800. Firm. The improvement in the Stock Exchange mar kets has made further progress today, The reported suspension of hostilities between the Danes and Germans, and the brighter aspect of monetary affairs, have stimulated purchases, and a farther general advance has taken place. The English Funds are 3-16ths better, and Consols are quoted 91$ $ for money, and 90$ I, less the dividend, for the account. The New Threes and Reduced An nuities are 881 881.; Exchequer Bills for MaLeh, 20s. to 12s. dis. ; and for June, 9s, to 4s. die.; India 5 per Cents, are 1041 1(.15 ; Enfaced 51 per Cents., 1114 2 ; and the Bonds, 15s, to 255. die. In the Foreign Market, there is more animation and buoyancy, Turkish 6 per Cents., 1862, are 711; ditto Consolide3, 50f $ ; Mexican, 441 1; Greek, 22/ 231; Spanish Passive, 341 ; Portu guese, 47$ 48 ; Mexican scrip, die. prem. ; Russian scrip, 14 t prem.; Swedish Scrip, I 1 prem. ; and the Confederate Loan, 66 67. In the Railway Share Market the dealings have been to an average extent, and prices have shown an upward tendency. Great Western have improved 58., Great Northern, North Western, and South Eastern 10s., Lancashire and Yorkshire, 155.; Lon don and Brighton, and Midland, £1; and Great Northern A Stock and Metropolitan, £1 10s. The Foreign and Colonial lines show little change of importance. Bank and Miscellaneous Shares are in most in stances at slightly enhanced prices. The following are the current quotations of some of the principal new undertakings :—Telegraph Construction,l prem. ; International Land Credit, 2 1 prem. ; Sabloniere Hotel, 2- prem.; North Australian Company, 1 11 prem. ; Imperial Bank of China, 1 prem. ; Millwall Iron Works, 11 prem.; Humber Iron Works, 1 11 prem.; Thames Iron Works, 1-1 prem. BRITISH FUNDS—ONE O'CLOCK.. GOVERNMENT FUNDS. 3 per Cent. Consols il Ditto Account, May 8 per Cent. Reduced New 3 per Cent New 21 per Cent. Ja n . 1894 ... Ditto 5 per Cent., J an . 1873 Annuities, 30 yrs, expire sth Jan., 1880 — Ditto for 30 yrs, expire sth April, 1885 — Ditto (Red Sea Telegraph), Aug. 1908 — Exchequer Bill s , £l , OOO , 21 & 3 per Cent March. June 4 9 dis Ditto £SOO Ditto £lOO and £2OO Bank England Stk, 51 per Ct. Ditto Account INDIAN GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. India Stock, 10i per Cent., April 1874. --- Ditto 5 per Cent. July, 1670 Ditto Account — Ditto 4 per Cent., Oct. 1888 — Do Certificates Ditto Enfaced Paper, 4 per Cent — Ditto 5 per Cent., Jan. 1872 Ditto 51 per Cent., May, 1879 Ditto ditto 866 -- Ditto Bonds £l.OO O Aug.,, 25 Ditto under £l,OOO 21 15 FOREIGN FUNDS —ONE O'CLOCK. Austrian Bonds, 5 per Cent Ditto 1859 Brazilian 5 per Cent Ditto 41 per Cent., 1852-58-60 Ditto 1863 .. 864 Buenos Ayres 6 per Cent Ditto Account — Chilian 6 per Cent Ditto 41 pee Cent Colombian 6 per Cent Cuba, 6 per Cent. Danish 3 per Cent., 1825 Ditto 5 per Cent. 1864 Ditto Scrip £5O paid • • i Equador New Con so lid a t e d , 1 per Cent.. pm Egyptian 7 per Cent.. lO3 1 Ditto, Second Issue Greek 5 per Cent., 1824-5, ex-Coupons — Ditto Account Ditto Account Ditto, 1839 and 1869 Italian 5 per Cent.(Maremmana Railway) Mexican 3 per Cent Ditto Account.... Moorish Imperial 5 per Cent New Granada — Ditto 2 per Cent. Ditto Deferred Ditto Land Warrants (Hectares) Ditto Account.... .._. ... Ditto 3 per Cent. (Uribarren) Ditto 41 per Cent., 1862 Ditto Account - Ditto 3 per Cent., 1856, '7, '9, '6O, 62,'3 Ditto Account ....... . ........... ... Russian 5 p er C ent., 1822 47/ Ditto 4 1 per Cent., 1850,.... £St Ditto 3 per Cent 1859 Ditto 5 per Cent,'llB62 ••.••••"•" — ............ 851 6 5 Sardinian 5 per Cent ....... .... Ditto Account .. ............. Spanish 3 per Cent ................ Ditto Account Ditto New Deferred Ditto Account ........ 459 Ditto Passive , .......... Ditto Account Spanish Cert. of Coup not funded — Ditto Account Swedish, 4 per Cent Turkish 6 per Cent. 1854 Ditto Account I)itto 6 per Cent. 1853 Ditto Account 6Bl 1 Ditto, £lO Bonds Ditto 6 per Cent. 1862 Ditto Account .. 71 i Ditto £lOO Bonds 7ll Ditto 1863 Ditto Guaranteed, 4 per Cent. — 'Venezuela 3 per Cent. - Ditto 6 per C ent. 221 , 1862 Ditto Scrip, £l5 paid ........ • —dis Ditto 11 per Cent Dividends on the above payable in Loud , n. Austrian, 5 per Cent,. Ex. 10 Florins. -- Belgian 41 per Cent., Ex. 2.5 f. Dutch 21 per Cent., Ex. 12 G'uil Ditto 4 per C en t. C e rtific a t es ... It alian, 5 pe r C ent., 1861, E x . 25 francs .. Ditto Account 671 C onsole TWO O'CLOCK. 11Ioney 91+ a m 1 9 01 i z d hare Railways. 13.14 st 10 Bt st 50 20 1P.U.4 South Wales S. York. and River Dun Staines,Wok.,andWok I Stockton & Darlington Do Do New, 1886 Taff Vale.. Do B Do C Ulster Do Do (2.10 Vale of Neath Victoria sta. and Pim Waterford & Kilkenny West Cornwall W. Hartlepool Har.&R West Midland --Oxford 1)0 Newport, Do Hereford] . Bir., Wol., and Str. Val, Blythe and Tyne. Bristol and Exeter Caledonian Cork and Bandon Cornwall D o A A gets no die Do. 13 till 6p c.p an.haF ai to . Dublin & e Belfast June ß . Dun.,perth,&Ab. June. Edinburgh & Glasgow. 3laeg. and S. Western., Great Eastern, Ord. sth Ditto A stock Ditto East Anglian at GreatNorthot Sootlano Great Northern Do A stock Do B do of Irelan, 'Great Western Do Str Val gua. stoch Lancashire ‘Sr Yorkehirt London and Blackwal Lon., Bright.,& S. Coast Lon., Chat., sad Dover Lon. & North Western Lon. & Swith Western Man., Sher., & Lincoln. 'Mary - port and Carlisle Do 2 shares Iletropolitan Midland Do New Do Birming. & Derby Mid. (it. W. of Ireland Do. i shares Mid Kent ... Do Cray Line North British Edin., Perth, & Dundee Nth. Eastern—Berwtc Do, G.N.E. purohast Do Leeds Do York Do Carlisle North London Do New North Staffordshire N. and S. W. Junction Scottish Central Scot. N. E., Aber. stook Do Soot. Mid, stock Shrews. and Welchpoc, Shropshire Union South Deyort ..... South Eastern BRITISH POSSESSIONS. 4 hare Sk Railways It'antic & St Lawrenc, Bom.,Barodaez.Cent Ind Gu. 5 per cent... Do. New . Do. E. Shares... Buffalo and Ls.aelluron Do. Preference Buffalo;Brant,ctGodrich 5 p. at. bds. Aug. 1, 1872 Do. do. July 1, 1872 Do. do. June 1, 1871 Cleutta.&S.Eastn. (Lin, Cape Town ,t Dock Scrip Eastn. Bengal gu. 5 p. East Indian. go. 5 p. c. Do. do. G Ext Do. do. U do. Grand Trunk of Canada Do. Ist Prel. Do. co. deterred., Do. 2d Pref. Bonds Do. do. deferred Do. 3d ef. stock Do. do. deferred...... Do. 4th Pref. stock... Do. do. deferred Gt.lndlaPentn.gtta.sp.c Do. New gua. 5 p. a... Do. January, 1862 Gt. South.of India(Lim Olaranteed 5 per cent. G t.%V t of Canada ShareE stock itc^ck vock 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 stook Do. New ....... Do. 6 p.c. '73 with't opt. Do. 54 p. c. do. '77-8.. Indian. Branch Limited Madras guar., 5 p. a. .. Do. 41p. o. Extension Dc. 44 do ........ Do. Fifth Extension. nelb.Corp. i p. c. Buds. & Hobson's Bay. Do. 7 p. c. slortg. Bds. I Newßr , •wick a Candi, e Wei stock s'ook Class A. and B. .N.l2l.C'daa pc Ist pf hds Seinde 1 Do. Delhi Do. do .... Do. Puojaub •. Do. Do. Do. indus.St Flo.) COLONIAL GOVER. - OI a, &July 1577-88 Do. Ap. c. Feb. & Aug. - Dc. 6p. c. Mar. etr, Sept. Do. sp. c. Jan.&July. I Do. 5 Inscribed stock - ,Cape G.llope, 8p 0,1873 Do.Ap &Oct. 1880 Do. 1890 - 'Do. Jan. & July, 1891..1 Ceylon, N0v.1878, 6p c 'Mauritius 6 per cent .. - 'Natal Gov. 6 per cent.. —. 'N.B.Gov. 6 p.c. a.&J uly Do. 6p. O.Ap. & Oct. IN. S.W.G ov. 5 p 6.,188( Du. 5 p. 6.,1871 to 187( Do. d0.,1888 &upwth 'New Zealand 6 p cent. Nova Scotia Gov. 6 p. c. sterling, 1875. Queensland Gcv. 6 p. c. S. Aus G6p.c.1878.& up.. Vic. Gov. 6 p.c. Ja.&July Do. Io s c.c. An.&oot.. - - I : 100 100 100 100 100 Paid. all 1 MIEN Closing Price. 103 105 102 :04 102 104 90 92 89 91 106 108 107 109 118 110 110 112 105 107 106 108 lf.lB 108 102 104 991 1005 99 101 99 101 10) 111 .01 106 10 112 107& 1041 58 60 - 1014 102, ad P rl 6} 8* 77 82 77 88 77 82 ICO 102 08 100 103 105 IC2I IC3I P, 1 , 1 zu 20 71 73, 60 62 60 6! 51 53 48 50 40 (2 25 27 23 C 6 102 103 1/ 101 103 10 10i 104 10 f. 94 95 84 86 * 1014 1024 94 96 90 94 58 65 3 5 82 14 102 103 101 10! P It 2 93 95 'l' SECURITIES. 32 34 550 660 C 7 70 28} 29j 7 31 4} 7 9 2; 31 31 33 91 91 118 40 4 4 18 20 41 5i lt 8j 95 1 1i 11 2* 4} 41 43 450 470 40 50 23 L'O 78 19 9 10 16 18 195 <O5 90 95 30 35 2 2i 11 12i 200 205 24 24 2 2i PREFERENCE SHARES. Great Western Orig. 4a per cent. pf., 97i London, Chatham, and Dover 5 per cent. pref., 95 Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincoln, 6 per cent. . 123 FOREIGN RAILWAYS, Great Luxembourg, 10} San Paulo (lim.), Rua. 7 per cent., 11i3 Ditto (all), 191 FOREIGN MMES. Cape Copper, lim., 11; Mont. Aureos Brazil Gold Min. Co., 2f Yudanamutana or S. Australia, DOCKS. d 29k London, 751E5 ', BANKS. &gra and United Service (Um.), 143 1f Alliance (lim.), 63 4} wet Ditto, new, 62 5 Anglo Austrian.:6l Anglo-Italian, limited, 6f Australasia, 74 Bank of Egypt, 281 Bank of Utago, lira., 3 1 4 1 Brazilian and Portuguese, lim., 13f British and American Exchange (11m.), 39 42 33 British and Californian, lim., 6 * Chartered riser. of India, London, and China, 69/ . Ditto, new, 'lsi Consolidated Bank, 11m., 11 / East - London, lim., 7. Ditto, new, 7/ English and Irish, 1im., , 15 EEunrgolpislaie,n Bank,Bcotch Urn., l 2 and Australian Chartered, 21 Hindustan, uhina, and Japan (lim.), 331 Imperial Bank (lim.), Ditto, new, 25i Imperial Ottoman, 21} Land Mortgage Bank of India, lim., 5} London Bank of Scotland, lim., 18* London and Couuty, 61 London, Hamburg, Cont. Exchange, lim., 191 London Joint Stock, 451 London and S outh-Western, 25 London and Vt estmineter, 94 Mercantile and Exchange. lirn., 191 Metropolitan and Provincial Bank, lim 34 30 National Bank, new,f42l New Zealand Bank Corporation. lim., 11/ Scinde, Punjab, and Delhi, lim., 111 Ditto, new,:ll Standard of British South Africa (limo), 32 Union of Australia, Ditto, new, 43} Union of London, 55' 1 6 MISCELLANEOUS. Ceylon Company, ilk City Offices, lim., 6 51 Credit Foncier, Discount Corporation, 16} EgYotian Com. and Trading, lim., 51 E glish and Australian Copper, 11 Financial Corporalion, 5 Fore -street Warehouse, Him, 6 Gen. Credit and Finan,:e of .London, lim,, ga Hudson's Bay, 1,.7„ Indian Carrying-, Btu., 1} International Financial society, lim., 101 10i Joint Stock Discount, lint, 7 6,1 71: Land Securities, lira., 4:1 5 London Financial Association, lim., 26* SHARE MARKETS—This day, ORDINARY SHARES AND STOCKS. p a id . ; Clo s i ng ! Business I Price. done. 8 84 Si 9 83 E 5 1171 1184 6 7 35 37 16 17 68 90 101. IC 6 461 7} 6i 7i 128 1'29 130 137 130 I;k2 91 03 03i 64 1(.9 109 64 45 100 iOl 40 41 IC9} 100! 064 971 63 14 1 1} )12, 130 130, 100 IC2 tOi 61} 244 `cs4 99t 554 66i 88i 90 128 131 1i 2fi 76 78 1O 111 121 123 32 40 64 E 6 33 85 VO 00i 104 107 7i Si NI 0i 10 8 8 t, 165 17U 5 7 3 4 pl 95 7 BRITISH MI: 'Cambrian Consol. Gold Clifford Amalgamated Devon G. Con b. (Tavist ) East Bassett (11logan) East Clog - au Gold Ltd East Caradon ..... East Cara Brea... 1K WI Russel (Tavistk.) IGam.&St.Aubyn(Gwen.) 'Great South Tolgus !(3. Wheal Vor (11elston Grenville .. II s-Foot ilingston D0wn5...... Lady Bertha Margaret (Uny Lelant, Marke Valley.. Myndy Iron Ore (Lim ; New Setun North Downs N. W lei Basset (1110 4an North Wheal Crotty Par Consols (;St. Blaze), rovidence (Uny Lelnt. South Caradou(St.Cleer 3. Carn Brea (Illogan) S. Wheal Fran. (Illo;;•an Stray Park famar Silv..t Lead Min. fin Crort West Basset (Mogan). • W C , radon (Liskeard) West Seton Wheel Basset (Mogan) Wheal Buller(Redruth) Wheal Kitty (U.Lelant) WhealLtict.ott Wheal 31aryAnn (Men ) Wheal Cleton . . Wheal Treiawney (Lie.) Wheal Union 3.1:n 2.6.9 10 0 1} 2.0.8 3.5. e 8 58} 7 3.17 tt4.16.0' 30.17.6 611 f 11 1101 f 1011 2 41 110 i 10 08 7 53f 113 14 131 1 131 Business don+ 10: 104 103 i i S 71& li 62 103 } 102 1 11 THE SUN, LONDON, TUESDAY EVENING, MAY 10, 1864. LAW INTELLIGENCE—This Day, COURT OF BANKRUPTCY. (Before Mr. Commissioner Holroyd.) His Honour was the only sitting Commissioner, and he was occupied principally in hearing small debt summonses of no interest. IN RE CRACKNELL. His Honour then proceeded to hear arguments in a special case as to who was entitled to certain moneys in the hands of Mr Edwards, the official assignee. The facts were that on the 6th of November an execution was levied by the Sheriff on behalf of a person named Patterson, but the officer retired by arrangement with Crack nell, who entered into an undertaking to allow the bankrupt to re-enter whenever he chose. The Sheriff retook possession on the 12th November, and Crack nell then petitioned this court, and on the 14th the messen ger took possession, and the Sheriff went out again. The property was sold under the bankruptcy, and the proceeds handed over to the official assignee, but on the Bth Decem ber the petition was dismissed. The bankrupt then made an assignment for the benefit of the creditors, and the ques tion now was who was entitled to the proceeds of the sale. The case was just called on and proceeding. DIVIDENDS.-IN RE lANURIN GRASSE AND DE LISLE. This was a dividend under an old bankruptcy of these bankrupts, who had carried on business as merchants in Austin-friars. This was a meeting for declaring a divi dend on the separate estate of Janurin. There is a sum of £3,217 on hand available for a dividend, the amount of which was not stated, but will be advertised in a few days. Railway and Public Companies in Parlia- merit, Yesterday the second committee on metropolitan railways to which has been assigned for consideration four of the new schemes from the original committee, met in room No. 4. The committee consists of Mr. Hassard (chairman), Colonel Knox, Mr. Knightley, Mr. A. Smith, and Lord Dunkellin. Mr. Coleridge, Q.C., laid before the committee the merits of the Metropolitan Railway Company's proposed extensions to Notting -hill and Brampton. The first exten sion will be of 1 mile 71 chains from the authorized western termination of their railway, near the Great Western Hotel, Paddington, passing near the south side of Moscow-road, Bayswater, under the Uxbridge •road at the eastern end of Notting hill, High-street, to a point at Kensington-place, Notting-hill, near and to the south-west of the junction of High. street and Silver-street; also a further extension of 1 mile 43 chains from that point, passing near and by the west side of Church-lane, under High-street, Kensington, near the north-west angle of Kensington-square, and the junction of Gloucester -road and Cromwell-road, to a point at Alfred-place West, T hurloe-square, near the SouthKeneing ton Museum. The proposed lines are to be completed in five years, and the company also undertake to construct a road out of the Cromwell-road, opposite Exhibition-road, to Alfred place West. For these purposes it is proposed to raise L 1,200,000 by new shares, which may be issued as a separate capital charged on the profits of these extensions, and £400,000 by loan. Mr. Fowler, having described the engineering fea tures, Sir R. Mayne, Chief Commissioner of Police, and Messrs. Alexander and Holden, owners of property on the route of the line, were examined by Mr. Cripps at consider able length, and the committee adjourned. Lord Stanley's committee passed the bill of the London, Chatham, and Dover Company, for their new lines at Battersea, southern works, and Kent works, and adjourned the considera tion of the clauses to Wednesday. The case for the North Devon and Somerset Railway was opened by Mr. Rodwell, Q.C. The character of the coal traffic in connexion with the Great Eastern Northern Junctions Railway en gaged the attention of that committee all day. The com peting case of the Lancashire Union Railway to that of the Lancashire and Yorkshire Company's extensions in the same district, was opened during the day. It is proposed by it to make a railway of 11 miles from the St. Helen's Rail way to Wigan, and of 16 miles from the North Union Rail way bet a een Wigan and Standish to Blackburn, with seven smaller branches; £500,000 to be raised in shares, and £166,000 on loan; the London and North Western to be authorised to subscribe £lOO,OOO, and to raise that sum by new, ordinary, or preference shares ; the new company to be authorised to contract with the London and North Western for the use, working, and traffic of,the intended lines. Witnesses were examined by Mr. Denison and Mr. Calvert. The clauses for the amalgamation of the various Welsh railways were settled ; and continuous proceedings occupied the committees onthe Edinburgh and Glasgow and Dublin Grand Junction Railways. In Lord Redesdale's committee the Erith Tramways Bill was passed. It autho rises Lieut.-Colonel Wheatley to construct tramways from the ballast pits or cliffs at Erith to the wharves on the river and to the North Kent line. The bills for the Edgware, Highgate, and London Railway, and Chichester Harbour Embankment, were also passed. METROPOLITAN SUBWAYS.—The witnesses examined in the committee yesterday in favour of the bill were Mr. Tite, M.P., Mr. Marrable, the architect, and Mr. Carpmael, one of the members of the Metropolitan Board of Works. UTILIZATION OF THE LONDON SEWAGE.—Yesterday the committee appointed to consider the best means for utiliz ing the London sewage met for the first time, Lord R. Mon tagu in the chair. Mr. J. Thwaites, the chairman of the Metropolitan Board of Works, was the principal witness examined in favour of the plan propounded by Messrs. Napier and hope, reported on in favour by the Main Drain age committee. HOLBORN VALLEY IMPROVEMENT.--This bill came before Lord Stradbroke's committee, and Messrs. Haywood, Shaw, and Pownall were examined. The opposition for the gas companies, and Messrs. Meeking, Pontifex, Wood, and others, was subsequently opened by Mr. Merewether and other learned counsel, and the committee adjourned. IN RE WOODBRIDGE. This bankrupt was a farmer, of Kirby-ls Soken, Essex, and this was a dividend meeting. The accounts, by Messrs. Hart Brothers and Myles, shows, debtor to creditor unsecured, £4,937; secured, £15,411 ; property given up, £2,315; ditto, held by credi tors £14,600. There is a sum of £Bl7 available for a dividend. Central Criminal Court---This Day, OLD COURT. (Before the Recorders) Henry Powell and 'William Finch were indicted for steal ing £9 15, the monies of John Mantle Chambers, by induc ing him to play end " bet in games of skittles." The Recorder said the facts would not maintain the indictment for larceny, and directed an acquittal. The prisoners were then indicted for the misdemeanour in obtaining the monies by cheating with intent to defraud. Mr. Orridge, baying ogened the case, called the prose cutor, who detailed the manner in which he had been induced to play and bet with the prisoners, who told him the usual plausible stories. In his cross-examina- tion by Mr. Ribton, he said he had been paid back £lO, but the present prosecution was instituted by the Crown. He could not now particularise the bets and the games, but it was at skittles. Powell bet that he could knock the balls down in a certain number of times, and pro secutor bet he could not, and at the time he certainly affected to win. He was told by the police constable to employ a person named Allen as solicitor to prosecutor, and that tho prosecutions would not cost him anything. George Ed wards, City police constable 343, was the constable who told him to do so. Mr. Ribton said he was afraid that the system was too common, and the bar had to complain of it, and endeavoured to put a stop to it as much as they could. The Recorder said the officers of the Court were taking measures to stop it. George Edwards, police constable 343, proved taking the prisoners into custody and search them, but nothing ma terial was found, Mrs. Meekham, the wife of the landlord of the public house, 253, Strand, identified the two prisoners as being in the house when the prosecutor was there some time in February. Mr Ribton objected, there was not evidence even suffi cient to maintain the indictment for a misdemeanour. The prosecutor was playing and betting, and for anything they knew it was being done fairly. The Recorder said he did not think there was a case to go to the jury. No doubt there was a trick being - played.to get the prosecutor's money. The prisoners were then acquitted. The Recorder cautioned Powell, as he had been there before. The Recorder admonished the police constable Edwards for introducing any person as an attorney, and refused costs except to witnesses, and said he should do so in all cases of the kind. , POLICE INTELLIGENCE—This Day. WESTMINSTER. A VERY AGREEABLE StillPßlSE.—Ellen Lay, a very respectable looking young woman, was placed at the bar charged with stealing a silk umbrella and pair of stockings. Mr William Brason, surgeon dentist, 2, 'Winchester street, Pimlico, said that the prisoner was sent to him as a servant from a registry office on Saturday last. She was engaged to go out of town with prosecutor's wife, and was to come in day by day until Wednesday:next,when she was fully to enter into the situation. Prisoner came to the house on Sunday and left at 10 o'clock at night, and on the following morning an umbrella and a pair of stockings were missed. They ware taken from a box in a bedroom belong ing to a lady who is staying in prosecutor's house. Mr Arnold inquired whether the box had been left open. Witness—No, it had not. It was locked, and prisoner opened it with one of her own keys which fitted it. Mr Arnold—Where is the lady P Witness—She is not here ; she has gone a little way into the country. Mr Arnold—When can she attend I' Witness—She is a person of very nervous temperament and cannot attend. Mr Arnold—Of course, you can only state the particulars of the case from what you have heard, but it is necessary it should be proved by personal knowledge. If the prisoner is remanded, the lady must attend, or it will be useless to remand the accused. Witness—The girl admitted that she had stolen the things. I knew that the umbrella was taken out of the box on Sunday morning by the lady as it was considered it would be used that day. Mr Arnold—ln order to support this complaint it is necessary that the lady should attend ; if she cannot, it is useless to remand the prisoner. Witness—l know she cannot. Mr Arnold—Then the prisoner is discharged. THAMES. TILE POPE AND GARIDALDI I—SERIOUS AFFAIR.—A coffeehouse-keeper, named William Simmons, of Carr street, Limehouse, was brought before MI. Paget charged with assaulting and wounding a man named John Coghlan. The affair which gave rise to the present investigation occurred on the night of Saturday, the 4th of last month, when the enthusiasm in favour of Garibaldi was very great. The evidence previously given went to show that the pri soner, his brother and mother, were opposed to the popular feeling in favour of the great Italian general, and made a disturbance in the prisoner's house and threatened him. The prisoner, becoming frightened, threw a chopper at John Goghlan, which struck him on his knee and wounded him severely. lie was taken to the London Hospital. The officer who had charge of the case announced that Coghlan's leg was amputated yesterday in the London Hospital, and that he was in a precarious condition. Thomas Coghlan, 4, Escott-cottages, Robert-street, Mill wall, gave the following account of the unfortunate trans action, On Saturday evening, April 5, I and my brother John went to visit a friend in Vincent -street, Limehouse, We stopped there until 12 o'clock at night, and then went into a coffeeshop in Carr-street. Two men were talking about Garibaldi and the Pope. One of the men said - the Pope ; who cares about the Pope ?" His brother sail, " You ought to be ashamed of yourself ; the man has never done you any harm." The prisoner, who is the proprietor of the coffeeshop, shoved his brother out of the shop. His brother said he would go out of the house without being shoved out. The prisoner said if you don't go out I shall have you locked up, and showed his brother to the door. The prisoner also said, "If you don't go out I shall do you an injury," and shoved his brother on to the pavement; His brother opened the door a little bit, and the prisoner threw a chopper at him. It wounded his brother on the knee, and he was taken to the hospital. Mr. Paget said on this evidence he should remand the prisoner until Tuesday next. Mr. Ring, a solicitor, tendered bail for the prisoner, who, he said, received very great provocation before he threw the chopper. Charles Lebbell, a police constable, No. 398 K, said the wounded man was not expected to live, and that this case would probably resolve itself into one of manslaughter. Mr. Ring—Tho prisoner has this day surrendered on bail. Mr. Paget ---I cannot take bail now. THE WILD SPORTS OF THE EAST,—Julia Nicholls was brought before Mr. Paget charged with assaulting and wounding Margaret Collins, who is in the London Hos- pital, Samuel Dameroll, police constable, 140 H, said the pri soner and the injured female belonged to that dangerous class called ba9ket girls, who, under pretence of selling oranges and other fruit, robbed sailors and others. Last night he saw the two women quarrelling near the Sailor's Home in West-street. They struggled. He was about to separate them, when the woman Collins gave a shriek, and rushed away from the other. Her mouth was covered with blood, and her under lip was off. Mr. Paget—Bitten off, do you mean to say ? Damerell—Yes, sir ; bitten off by the prisoner. The lip fell off on the ground. It was taken to the London Hos pital. I have been there, and the surgeon will not allow the patient to be disturbed. 4r. Paget remanded the Prisoner until Wednesday, the 18th inst. THE NEW BILL ON " SENTENCE OF DEATH."— This (Tuesday) evening Lord Ellenborough's bill on " Sen tence of Death" stands for the second reading in the House of Lords, University College, London, The presentation of prizes to the students of the Faculty of Medicine who stood the best in the class examinations at the close of the Winter Term took place yesterday in the Botanical Theatre of the College. Lord Wodehoase presided. 'There were also present :--Mr. Grote, Sir Francis Goldsmid, M.P., Mr. Fowler, Mr. Frederick Wood, &c. Lord Belper, theVice-President, was unavoidably absent. being engaged as chairman at a meeting elsewhere, Professor Sharpey, M.D., Dean of the Faculty, read his report. He announced that the number of en- tries to classes exceeded that of the former session, expressed satisfaction with the conduct of the stu dents. He drew attention to a new system of in struction in clinical medicine introduced at the hos pital byProfessor Reynolds, and said it was the con stant care of the council, in concert with the Faculty of Medicine, to make provision from time to time for such improvements in the methods of tuition as appeared to be called for by the progress of medical science. The following were the principal prizes distributed :—Anatomy and Physiology (Professor Sharpey, M.D., F.R.S., Dean).—Gold medal and first certificate, J. Pearson Irvine, 8.A., of Galgate, Lancaster; first silver medal and second certificate, James S. Cluff, of Kildare, Ireland; second silver medal and third certificate, Thomas Bailey, of Lon don. Anatomy (Professor Ellis). —Senior Class— Gold medal and first certificate, G. O. Spencer; first silver medal and second certificate, F. B. Nun nerley ; second silver medal and third certificate Henry Clothier. Junior Class—Silver medal and first certificate, Gysbert H. Maasdorp, of the Cape of Good Hope. Cbymistry (Professor Williamson). —Gold medal and first certificate, Mr James S. Cluff ; first silver medal and second certificate, Russell Forbes Carpenter, of London ; second silver medal and third certificate, Charles Graham, of Berwick-upon-Tweed. Practical Physiology and Histology (Professor Harley, M.D.) Silver medal and first certificat e , W . A. Stuart. C omparat i ve A na tomy (Profes sor G rant, M,D.) , 72 —Gold medal and first certificate, J. S. Practice of Medicin e 1 Gold medal and first certificate, William Snow, of Barnstaple; first sil ver medal and secon d certifi cate, B. H. Allen, of London ; second silver medal and third certificate, 111. Beck. The Principles and Practice of Surgery (Professor Erichsen).—Gold medal and first certificate, Charles Bradley, of Not tingham; first salver medal and second certificate, George Grewcock, of Folkingham. Dr. Fellowes Clinical Medals.—Gold medal and first certificate, Bryan Holme Allen ; silver medal and second cer tificate, Alexander Bruce, of London. Special Class of Clinical Medicine (Professor Reynolds, M.D.). First prize (rniaroscop9, William Snow; second d u Med eczn p ra z e • • prize (Guide ezen, par M. Valleix), Mr. John M. Whitwell, of Kendal; third prize ( Todd's Citzieei Lectures), Brya n floime Allen. Lord Wodehouse, after the distributional prizes had been made, expressed his high sense of the honour which had been conferred upon hi m by the invita tion to preside on that eeeesion, an honour of which he did not consi der . himself in any respect his worthy, except from connection with the one of their Uni versity of London es senators. He was glad to learn from one of the Professors that the the student s make to reports on system of requiring hospital cases had been attended with great sue must tend t o suc cess. Such a system promote accurate observation and careful reading, He also rejoiced at the steps which bad been taken in the last two years to carry out the r eco mmendation of the General Medical Council for an improved liberal education for all persons who Were en t er i ng on t h e important studies of medicine and surgery. Three influential bodies had co ncurred in this recommen dation—the General Medical Coun c il, the College of Surgeons, and the Society of Apothecaries —and had taken measures to secure that a liberal education should be pass e d through by all persons entering on medical studies. Every one must see that while 1 110' were more and more sensible of the necessity of making our education a useful one, we were in no danger of forgetting that we must also make it a sound one . Whil e taking care that those special studies were pursued which were useful in the profession, they also re membered that there was something more impor tant than those—that education of the mind which could only be secured by general studies. All must admit that in no profession were such general at tainments more required and more useful to society in general tha n i n th e medical profession. This was evident from a consideration of two or three prominent subjects which n ow occupied the public mind. Owing to the progress of civilisation and the immense aggregation of people in certain places more :and more attention to sanitary science was necessary. We were continually collecting facts for future use; but to make use of them it was ne cessary to have men ca pable of making proper inductions from those facts; and it was to the medical profession that society mainly looked for the proper discharge of this important duty. Upon the question of the origin and progress of epi demics it was necessary that a large number of observations should be made on the state of the atmosphere, drainage, food, the density of the population, and other matters; and who were so well fitted to make those observations and draw appropriate conclusions as the members of the medical profession ? Another subject, peculiarly interesting at the present day, was the study of mental disorders, and here again the members of the medical profession were called upon to exercise their skill and acquirements. The question of the treatment of criminal lunatics was now before a com mittee of the House of Lords, and the subject was cue to which public attention had been much turned of late. If the public had not perfect confidence in the medical profession on that point, it was to the latter only that we should look for the information necessary to remove all doubts. Ou time grounds he argued that it was the most important that those entering on the medical profession should receive a sound and liberal education.—On the motion of Mr. G. Grote, the thanks of the meeting were cordially voted to Lord Wodehouse, Confederate Prospects, We have been favoured with the following ex tract of a letter from a lady in the Confederate States, dated " Augusta (Georgia), Feb. 23, 1864. "The early opening of the spring campaign fills our country just now with much anxiety. For the moment we must acknowledge ourselves surprised by a movement in Mobile in the rear, which must be met in great haste by a portion of Johnston's army, now guarding the frontier of Georgia. The enemy is marching from Mississippi across the interior portion of the Confederacy where we have only a small force to dispute his advance; but we hope his temerity will prove his destruction. Johnston is moving to get in his rear if possible. The battle is not always to the strong.' Our hope is not in man. We have the utmost confidence in our final success (- and -to the contrary notwithstanding). These two gentlemen persist in taking low-spirited views of our prospects. The time of hope is ov er w i t h th em , an d t h ey can only sigh over the ruins of our once glorious Union. As a peop'e we are full of hope, and believe, with our noble President, that our skies are even now be ginning to brighten. In our generals we have patriots; our soldiers are the bravest of the brave. But this is boasting, Yet, could you know what privations and sufferings are endured by this people you would not wonder that we feel a pride in our defenders, to which we must give utterance. Night after night, as we read that Sumter fires her morning gun and still floats the Confederate flag, we take courage, and shout for Beauregard. Lee has the management of every heart throughout the land. The women would take up arms if he should say so. But ho only tells us to send back deserters, to shame the laggard, to ply the needle, and fly the shuttle. Right cheerfully we obey our country's call for help. The loss of fine clothing is nothing to wives and mothers who have sone and loved ones marching barefooted into battle. My sister's son came home to us last month after a season in Tennessee, almost naked. He is a youth of 17 years; had gone to join Gen. Longstreet for fun; but after a little experience he was glad to find his way back home on foot, and wait until he should attain army age. "Our currency is in a strange state just now — no small change to be had. I had to buy 10 dols. worth of shoe-strings to-day because there was no- thing else in the shop I wished for, and the change could not be made; so I have got shoestrings enough to last through the war. We use planta tion tanned leather for common shoes, and tie them with braid at a dollar a yard. At some tables we still drink a sprinkling of coffee mixed with rye. At others we drink pure rye, which we are com pelled to drink instead of coffee. My sister calls this last drink brown stout. Sometimes she asks me to take a dose of ' black drop' out of her coffee pot. Our substitute for tea is a decoction of briar leaves, which lacks stimulating qualities, unless we remember to leave in the briars. "As my letter must wait for the dusk of the moon I may add another sheet of such news as our dismal times can furnish. By extracts which come to us from European papers I see you are informed of the position of GPI' armies and the proceedings of our Congress. The London Index gives a true account of us, and the limes evidently likes to speak well of us when it can do so wii,hout abasing our enemies (but you know it is strictly neutral). Augusta is so much changed since the war that we scarcely feel it ourown city. Refugees from all our borders congre• gate here as a spot in the Confederacy which must be defended with a death struggle. . . The enemy longs to reach this spot in the very heart of the Confederacy. We feel comparatively safe, be cause Charleston is so well fortified. Savannah is also very strong. I have been spending part of this winter near the latter place, so near as to hear the cannonading in a still night. I was with my brother's wife and children on a plantation while he was in the army. There was no white man within two miles of us. The families on the opposite side of the river from us had been warned by Beaure gard to remove higher up the country; but we were considered safe, from the fact of a deep river sepa rating us from a weak point on the Carolina coast, from which raids of the enemy were dreaded. " Surrounded by our slaves (the plantation governed by one of themselves) we slept with un locked doors—not in perfect peace, but with strange composure vouchsafed us from on high. The slave wire managed our plantation is clever enough to find his way to the Yankees any night ; but he bore with us the privations of the war, and kept all his fellows in their places. And when his master came on a twenty days' furlough, he meekly re ceived a punishment which he deserved for having on one occasion whipped a refractory child with more severity than he ought to have done. We had at no time the least fear of our slaiest but we did fear that deep river would not protect us from raids. So we had our hiding places chosen, and our plans for flight all matured. "By a new law in Congress we hope the planters will be sent home to make provisions for the army. If so, my brother's .furlough will be more than than twenty days. Much as we love our country we of course rejoice when our dear ones can be spared from the ranks. The hearty re-enlistment of our veteran troops makes our army stronger than could any number of new recruits. The spirit of the army is wonderful. IL. is a God-given enthu siasm, which quiets . all our apprehensions. We must succeed. . . . " Show the tea leaves from Georgia. We town people still get the genuine article from Nassau, but the time for this luxury is drawing to a close. I send you a specimen of Confederate sackcloth, which I:bought cheap at a dollar a yard. It is light and nice for outer garments in hot weather.... " P.S. Feb. 27.—We feel quite excited by the good news from all our borders this morning—the grand simultaneous attack has been made by the Yankees. It has failed in Florida, failed in Missis• sippi, failed in Mobile, and on the north Georgian frontier. Fighting is now going on, the result of which you will hear long before this reaches you. We are preparing for our wounded." SHIPPING-THIS DAY• LONDON, May 10.—Wind this day at noon—North- Westerly ; light breeze and fine weather. OFF PORTSMOUTH, May 9.—Arrived—Lightning, from London for Bombay. SWANSEA, May 9.—Wind S.E.—Sailed—Ford Mill, for Quebec ; Peter Symons, for Valparaiso ; Coda, for Aspin wall; Finchley, for Montreal; Lady EliAbeth for St. Helena. PLYMOUTH, May 9.—Wind B. Arrived—Monarch, from London for Melbourne. Sailed—Ripple for Oporto. OFF THE START, May 9,—Arrivod—The Clarence, from Demerara. KINGSTOWN, May 9.—Arrived—Scorpion, from Bar badoes ; Cb.ristiansand, from New York. BY MAGNETIC TELEGRAPH. GRAVESEND, Tuesday Morning. Arrived, May 10—Lucerne (steamer), from Trieste; Cleator (steamer), from Charente. DEAL, Tuesday Morning. Mangestion, barque, has anchored in the Downs. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE, TATTERSALLS'.—LA ST EVENING. GREAT NORTHERN HANDICAP. 4to 1 agst Major (taken) sto 1 agst Wingravo (take 6to 1) Bto 1 agat Trust (taken) 9to 1 agst Guerilla (taken) 10 to 1 agat Dr. Rooke (taken) 12 to 1 agst East Lancashire (taken) 100 to 7 agat Alice (taken) THE DERRY. 6to 1 agst General Peel (taken) Bto 1 agst Scottish Chief (taken) Bto 1 agst Cambuscan (take:.) 11 to 1 agst Birchbrootn (taken) 13 to 1 agst Paris (taken and offered) 14 to 1 agst Coastguard (taken and offend) 100 to 6 agst Prinbe Arfhur (taken and offered) 20 to 1 agst Ely (taken) 20 to 1 agst Baragah (taken) 20 to 1 egst Historian (offered) 25 to 1 agat Blair Athol (offered) 40 to 1 agst Hollyfox (taken) 1000 to 8 agat Teddy (taken) 50 to 1 agst Idler (taken and offered) 50 to 1 agat Valiant (taken) 66 to 1 agst Major (taken) CITY BETTING-YESTERDAY. There was considerable business done upon the Derby this morning, and Cambuscan and Paris were in great force. Birchbroom looked like receding, and there were people anxious to lay. The following is a list of actual business done : THE GREAT NORTHERN HANDICAP. sto 1 agst Major (offered) 100 to 15 agst Wingrave (taken) Bto 1 agst Dr. Rooke (taken) Bto 1 agst Guerilla Bto 1 agat Trust Bto 1 agst Greville Bto 1 agst Caller Ou 10 to 1 agst Limosina 12 to 1 agst Fontenoy 15 to 1 agst King Cha . rming 15 to 1 sgst Greenland 15 to 1 agst Vacuna colt THE DERRY. 6to 1 agst General Peel (offered) 7to 1 agst Scottish Chief Bto 1 agat Cambuscan (taken freely) 100 to 7 agst Birchbroom (offered) 14 to 1 agst Paris (taken freely) 100 to 7 agst Coastguard 15 to 1 agst Prince Arthur 15 to 1 agst Historian 25 to 1 agst Ely 25 to 1 agst Forager 25 to 1 agst Blair Athol 25 to 1 agst Baragah (taken freely) EPSOM SUMMER MEETING. The Rous Stakes, a free handicap of 20 sovs each, 10ft in case of acceptance, with 200 added, for 3-yr-olds and up wards. 1 mile. 156 entries. Acceptances to be signified to Messrs. Weatherby on or b9fore the 10th of May. Age st lb Age at lb Fairwater , .. 6 910 Soapstone .. 4 610 Suburban .. .. a 9 8 Cutler 5 6 9 Johnny Armstrong.. 5 9 8 Lord Zetland.. .. 3 6 9 Atherstone .. 6 9 5 The Count .. 3 6 9 Twilight .. .. a 9 5 La Toucques .. 4 9 4 Umpire.. .. a 9 4 Catch-'em-Alive .. 5 9 4 Welland .. 5 9 3 Man-at-Arms .. a 9 2 Vivid .. .. 4 9 2 Tommy Jones .. 5 8 13 General Hess.. .. a 8 13 Tippler.. .. .. 4 8 13 Aee of Clubs .. .. 5 8 10 Hospodar .. 4 8 10 Exchequer .. .. 5 8 9 Merry Hart .. 4 8 9 Borealis .. .. 4 8 9 Blue Mantle .. .. 4 8 9 Judex .. 4 8 7 Tom Fool .. 4 8 7 Old Orange Girl .. 4 8 6 Golden Dust .. 4 8 6 Sea King .. 4 8 6 Union Jack .. 3 8 6 Despair.. .. .. 5 8 6' Benjamin .. 5 8 4 Onesander 4 8 4 Early Purl .. 4 8 4 Jack o' Hearts .. 4 8 3 Marigold .. .. 4 8 2 Fantail.. .. 4 8 2 King of Etopia .. 4 8 2 Donnybrook .. 4 8 1 Muezzin .. .. 4 8 1 Blarney .. 3 8 0 Gordian Knot 3 8 0 Chanemagne .. 4 7 13 Newchurch .. 4 7 13 Jarnicoton .. 4 7 12 Cairncastle .. 4 7 12 Gladstone .. 4 7 12 Innellan .. 5 7 12 Brighton .. .. 5 7 12 Beverley .. 5 7 11 Humphrey .. 5 7 11 Miss Armstrong .. 4 7 11 Avondale 4 711 Cadiz 4 7 11 Trumps 4 7 101 Newmarket .. 4 7 10 Tattoo.. .. .. 6 7 9 Leonora .. .. 5 7 9 1 Queen of Spain .. 5 7 9 The Gunner .. .. 4 7 7 Charming Woman .. 5 7 7 Double X 4 7 7 Fitz-Avon .. a 7 7 Cerintha .. 4 7 7 Master Richard .. 3 7 7 King George .. .. 3 7 7 Tnrcos .. 4 7 5; Liston .. 4 6 9 Deer stalker (late Black Deer) .. 3 6 8 Brindisi .. 3 6 8 Veterinarian .. .. 3 6 8 Flatterer .. .. 3 6 8 Midnight Mass .. 3 6 7 The Warrior .. 3 6 7 Gratitude .. 4 6 7 Crisis .. .. 3 6 7 Molly Carew .. .. 3 6 7 Empress .. 3 6 7 Golden Cross .. .. 3 6 6 Jack's Alive .. .. 4 6 4 Yamuna .. 3 6 4 Effie .. .. 3 6 4 Little Pickle .. 4 6 3 Vacuna .. 3 6 2 Bangle .. .. 3 6 2 War Dance .. 3 6 1 Wandering Minstrel 3 6 0 Voluptus .. 4 5 13 *Lady Emma .. .. 46 13 Iphigenia .. 3 5 12 Greville .. 3 5 12 Lady Hylda .. 3 6 11 The Seaboy •• 3 5 10 Ostentation .. .. 3 5 10 Diviner.. • • • • 3 5 10 Birkenhead .. .. 3 5 IO Farnham .. .. 3 5 10 Miss Fickle .. 3 5 10 F by Voltigeur—Bay Celia 3 5 10 Redcap .. 3 5 9 Isca .. 3 5 9 Bat'aglia .. 3 5 9 Aunt Judy .. .. 3 5 8 Concordia .. .. 3 5 8 Br to Rubini 3 5 8 Vandervelde .. 3 5 8 Vauxhall .. 3 5 8 Faretra.. .. 3 5 8 Danaus.. .. 3 5 8 Whitefield .. 3 5 7 Lucky Star .. .. 3 5 7 Bonus .. 3 5 7 J.Deerstalker (dam Sprightly .. .. 3 5 7 Dilaton.. .. 3 5 7 John Davis .. 3 5 7 I Worthless .. 3 5 7 Macbeth .. 3 5 7 Helen .. .. 3 6 7 Old Fuller .. 3 5 7 Bittern .. .. 3 5 7 Flutter .. 3 5 7 Wild Thyme .. .. 3 5 7 C by The Cure—Game Stockinger .. 5 7 5 Columbia .. .. 4 7 5 Cansone , te .. 4 7 5 Taje •• 4 7 4 Myrtle .. .. 6 7 0 Caroline .. .. 3 6 13 Land of the West .. 3 6 13 The Serf 4 6 13 Stockowner 4 6 13 Amazonian .. .. 4 613 Moulsey .. 3 8 121 Breeze •• . • .. 3 6 121 Amelia .• .. 4 6 101 Odine .• .. 4 6 10 Fiancee • • .. 4 810 Nebula .. 4 6 10 Count Cavour.. 4 6 10 Tademus f.. .. 4 6 10 Pullet .. .. 3 5 7 Weatherglass.. .. 3 5 7 Dispute .. .. 3 5 7 Corinthian Tom .. 3 5 7 Duchess of Kent .. 3 5 7 Fleetwood .. .. 3 5 7 Blackpool .. .. 3 5 7 Lytham .. 3 5 7 Junius .. .. .. 3 5 7 Lady Warwick .. 3 5 7 Bonnie Glen, g by Glenmasson Whimsical .. .. 3 5 7 Navos .. .. .. 3 5 7 Royston .. .. 3 5 7 Carnival .. .. 4 pays Carisbrook .. .. 5 pays Adventurer .. .. 5 pays YORK SPRING M Weights for the Lendesbore specie, added to a handicap s [FETING}—MAT 10. )ugh Cup, value 100 sous in Stakes of 5 soya each. T.T.C. Age st lb Hesper Neophyte ..... a 8 10 Gemma .. 5 8 8 Walloon ... 6 8 7 Reindeer Borealis .4 8 6 Old Orange Girl .. 4 8 0 Cerintha Alehymist 4 7 10 Miss Armstrong Newmarket Newchurch Flying Fish 4 7 6 Soapstone 4 7 4 Amelia Unfashionable Age st lb Venison 4 6 12 Sauterelle Count Cavour Light 3 6 9 I Loafer Cutaway Birkenhead Waterloo Vanessa Oceola Cour de Lion Wind ham 3 6 2 War Dance Baktchi Serai Jeremy Diddler Carolus Wangle Eye 3 5 12 Changeable Wheldrake Ess Bouquet 3 6 7 Beauty Adonbeo Amazonian .. 4 7 0 Cistercian East Lancashire RACING FIXTU: MA [RES FOR 1864. AT. Salisbury l2 Blaydon Radcliffe l6 Redditch l6 Bath Manchester (Summer Harpenden Epsom 24 ,NE, Wye , Maidstone 3 Ascot Hampton l5 Newton Odiham Bibury Jr Beverley 22 Stockbridge Chelmsford 2B New Forest Hunt 2B Newcastle-on-Tyne .. Worcester (Summer) Ipswich SLY. Newmarket July Carlisle .. 5 Pontefract Abingdon Cambridge .. l2 Liverpool July Stamford l4 Nottingham Winchester l9 Southampton .. 2O Chesterfield King's Lynn Goodwood Bright on - Brighton Club .... , 4 Lewes ........ Huntingdon .. 9 Wolverhampton Reading • n Egham Oxford lB SEPT: Weymouth 1 Warwick September 6 Leicester 8 Bridgwater Doncaster OCT' Dover York August 2:i Yarmouth Plymouth Lichfield 29 Stockton Devon and Exeter Derby Brecon .. 19 Richmond Monmouth 22 Manchester Autumn Newmarket First October 27 IBER. Lincoln Gloucester Newmarket Houghton 24 :11BER. Leamington &War. Runt 22 Bedford 4 Northallerton 6 1 Newmarket Second Oct lO Nola: Worcester Autumn .... 1 Shrewsbury Autumn .. 14 AQUATICS. Biffen and Kilsby for £5O a-aide. This match came off ye sterday on the usual cou rse from Putney to Mortlake. The start took place at half- past four o'clock. Kilsby, hav i n g won the inside s t a ti on, took the lead, and off Simmons' was quite clear. He increased the lead to four lengths, when he arrived at Hammersmith bridge, and won eas il y b y. two len g ths. Kilsby was piloted by his brother—Bitlin was taken up by J. Phelps. Th e time was 26 minutes 20 seconds Th e betting at starting was 2 to 1 on Biffin, with very few takers. MUNIFICENT ART PATRONS. —£2,000 have been given by Messrs. Agnew for O'Neil's picture of the landing of the Princess A.lesandra. [UST. [BEE. SECOND EDITION. SUN OFFICE, HALF-PAST 4 o'CLocx. AMERICA. (Per the City of Baltimore.) NEW YORK, APRIL 30, Morning. The Confederates are said to be marching on Grand Ecore. General Bank's losses in the late campaign are larger than was at first reported. No movement is expected to be made by General Grant for several days. Yesterday General Burn•• side visited Grant'd headquarters. ,The Confederates are withdrawing troops from all quarters to reinforce General Lee. The Senate has passed the bill increasing the import duties 50 per cent. for GO days. --- SPORTING INTELLIGENCE—This Day, YORK RACES.—Tms DAY. BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH, CRAVEN STAKES. Little Stag Bandarilla Clarior LATEST BETTING. GREAT NORTHERN. 6to 1 agat Major (taken) 6to 1 agst Wingrave (taken) 7to 1 agst Guerilla (taken) 10 to 1 agst any other (offered) MARKETS—This Day. HAY MAItK2TS. SMITHFIELD.—Meadow hay, £3 Os to £4 15s Od ; clover, £4 Oa to £5 15s Od ; and straw, £1 4s to £1 14s per load. Trade slow. CIIMBERLAND.—MeeIow hay, £3 Os to .£4 15s Od ; clover, £4 Os to £5 158 Od ; and straw, £1 6s to £1 14, per load. Trade inactive. WHITECHAPEL,—Meadow hay, £3 Os to £4 156 ; clover £4 Os to £5 156 Od ; and straw, £1 4s to £1 146 per load, A slow sale. COLONIAL. TEA—The public sales have proceeded very slowly, and prices have not varied to any important extent. SVGAR—The market has remained dull, and previous rates have been barely supported for 'West India. In the refined market there is little change to report. COFFEE—The demand for colonial descriptions has been very moderate; prices, however, remain without material change. Iticz—A moderate amount of business has been done, and prices remain firm. TALLow—The market has shown rather more anima tion, owing to the position of plitioal affairs in the North. P.Y.C. on tbo spot is quoted 41s; May and June, 42s to 42s 3d ; and last three months, 44s to 44s 6d per cwt. Liverpool Cotton Market—This Day, Market greatly excited. Sales about 20,000 bales, at -I to I above Friday. Imports, 6,317; pre viously, 8,049. APPEAL IN CRIMINAL CASES.—This bill is ap pointed to be read a second time in the Commons on Wed nesday, when the Solicitor-General will move its rejection. THE EASTERN FISHERIES.—The spring mackerel fishery has just commenced off the east coast. The spring herring voyage is being prosecuted with success by the Lowestoft boats, so far as the catch is concerned. Prices have ranged from 9d. to lc. 3d. per 100 (132), The supply of trawl fish brought into Lowestoft last week was limited. PIIBLIC.HOUSES AND REFRESHMENT HOUSER.— Sir G. Grey's Bill for closing the houses of licensed victuallers and refreshment houses within the metropolitan police district between 1 and 4 a.m. has been printed and issued. It forbids the keepers of these houses to sell "any article whatsoever" within the prohibited hours, except to persons lodging in the house, The Bill extends to freemen of the Vintners' Company. " Two" A PENNY! AND £53 for " ONE."—A copy of the first edition of Shakspere's works was sold this week for £53. By way of contrast we may mention that an en terprising publisher is issuing Shakspere's plays two a penny. A NEW DISCOVERY IN PHOTOGRAPHY.-Mr. Everard has invented a process by which any part of a pho tographic negative can be intensified or lightened, THOMAS HENRY MAIIDSLAY, THE EMINENT EN.. GINEER, so noted for the construction of marine engines, and especially of late for the magnificent powerful ones of our great ironclad ships, has died during the past week. His age was 72 years, A NEW LIFE OF SIR WALTER RALEIGH.—Mr. James Augustus St. John, whose " History of the Four Conquests of England" was published some two or three years ago, is engaged on a " Life of Sir Walter Raleigh," basbd in great part on original documents. " OVER" THE PHILOSOPHERS " STONE ?"—On Di.f that Lord Overstone's fortune is estimated at five nail lions sterling. The Moniteur publishes Imperial decrees convok ing the electors of the third circumscription of the Gard on the 29th and 30th May, to elect a deputy to the Legislative Body, in /Arco of M. Ernest Andre, deceased ; also, the electors of the eecond circumscription of the same departments on the same days, to choose a representative, the previous election having been, annulled, ROBBING THE DEAD.—Yesterday Maria Read, aged 53, and her son Henry, were tried on an indictment, charging them with stealing a considerable sum of money the property of Joseph Rankin. It appeared that Rankin lodged with the elder prisoner, and for some time had been confined to his bed. He was a person of very penurious habits, and after his death it was alleged that the prisoners had stoleu a large sum of money which he kept in a box near his bed. The representative of the old man, when she came to take possession of the property, found only about £l2 in money, although it was known a much larger sum had been in his possession. The female prisoner had been seen in possession of a Bank of England note for £2OO, which it was alleged belonged to the deceased. The jury acquitted the son but found the mother guilty. Sentence was deferred, in order to give Maria Read an opportunity of giving further information on the matter if • she felt so disposed. A PERSIAN SNARE CHARMER.-0a the Bth, a celebrated afsugar, or snake charmer, named Mirza Kasim, came to exhibit his skill. He produced throe boxes containing some 20 snakes in all, and told us that except one they were all Af'aa vipers. The exception was a thin snake, 'about a yard long, with remarkably large eyes. He called it chirya mar, sparrow killer. The vipers were, soma of them, four and a half, perhaps even five feet long, of a grey ashen colour, with black blotches and the belly red, like copper. He handled them all with great confidence, slipping his fingers along their bodies and grasping them so that they could:not turn their heads. Presently he opened the mouth of one of the largest and showed its fangs crooked teeth half an inch long. These distilled polo". which he received on the blade of a knife till there Wasa quarter of teaspoonful. A little of this dropped on theel'uncl but he put the rest in his mouth and licked the knife. He then took a fowl and pulled the feathers off the wr etched bird's bird's thigh, and then suffered the snake to bite it. I watched his proceedings carefully, and / think—but am not certain—that the snake whose po ison he swallowe d was the one that bit the fowl. Howe ver that may be, t he leg of:the poor fowl swelled inetantaneous and it ra i se d it incessantly as if in pain, Once it clu cked a littl e , b ut soon became giddy, and rolled off the platform i nto t h e garden below. It was i d had more mad e courage the bite, th a n In e snakee mza time t qu i te dead in a few second s un d er the minute. The bitten Par t became bl ac k . I noticed that the assistant who hel d the snake seeme d afraid of it, and threw it down has displayed e t fact, so alarmed Was he that he threw it c l ose to one o f M r. Abbott's children, who Khan himself was no whit Ldiscon carted, and t ook up with p er fect sang froid the reptile ti charmer, ir m that had shown itself so venomous. I said, "You are an aefu k a die , sorcerer, if you have the wel fare of mankind at heart, utter a s p e ll th a t a ll th e sna k es in s sn Pers i a may die at o nce. " " Nay, " replied he, " not so; for s hould th how should I get my bread ?" He then showed me his diplomas of invest i tu d e as sna ke charmer, signed by th e M urs hid s or sp i r it ua l gu id e s of the n a ga e r s , profession, and dated 17 years back. He next offered to let the snakes bite two boys he had with him, about 14 years old, who advanced rather reluctantly to be operated upon, and bared their arms for the bite. Of course we had no in tention of allowing such a cruelty, but I suffered the Mirza to take out the chiramar, or thin snake, with which he pro posed to inflict the wound, and I then interposed. This creature was probably venomless ; and I felt sure that the charmer would neither himself have sustained a bite from the vipers, nor would have dared to inflict one on his slaves or apprentices. I paid him five kirans, about 4s 9d for his performance, with which he was well sati s fied,—.Eastwick's Three Years' _Residence in Persia. MAn American paper states that in the spiritual circles of New York there is getting to be quite an excitement about a new medium of a somewhat extraor dinary character. No one knows where the modern en chantress comes from or how she acquired her art. But all d e vout believers say yoi may take a lock of any on e ' s hair a nd lay it on her magic table, and forthwith the de viner of secrets proceeds to give a detailed history of the life of the person from whose head the hair in question was lopped, and to mark out his future career. 100 all all all all 100 100 100 6.1&4 4T I 1291 18 1001 got i